Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Galvin

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete for lack of any sources. Sandstein 23:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Benjamin Galvin

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No assertion of notability; no verifiable third-party references. Biruitorul 03:02, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Biruitorul is making a fair point. But I'd like to see a page with a lot of information be saved rather than deleted.

I can't really help because I don't know anything on the subject, but if we place some banners on the page, maybe that would be a better solution to deleting the page. Just my thoughts! Jc4k 03:44, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep This is actually a notable character. If we delete this page we must proceed to delete thousands of less notable characters from books, cartoons, movies plays etc. Granted many should be deleted, but dont start with a truly notable character from a notable author. Decoratrix 04:06, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
    • Part of this is the WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS argument, which should be avoided. The rest relies on another argument to avoid, WP:NOTINHERITED. Yes, I suppose Matthew Pearl is notable. That doesn't automatically make any of his characters "truly notable". This even applies to the greatest English-language playwright, by the way: we have (many) articles on Hamlet because, well, just look at the bibliography. We do not have articles on the various servants, soldiers, attendants and other minor characters who populate his plays, because critics have not considered it worthwhile to write about them. Until references are brought forward, that remains the case with regard to Benjamin Galvin as well. Biruitorul 17:01, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete No secondary sources to establish notability or provide real world context. Jay32183 20:26, 10 November 2007 (UTC)


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